Flowerpot



M. MAIER FLOWERPOT Dec. 27, 1 932.

Filed May 4, 1931 Mb/rqe/ Ma/er [In/en for Patented Dec. 27, 1932 UNITEDSTATES PATENT ounce MICHAEL MAIER, 0F PORTLAND, OREGON, ASSIGNOR 0FONE-THIRD T0 LOYAL CLARK AND ONE-THIRD T0 ARTHUR G. F. WILKINS, BOTH 0FSEATTLE, WASHINGTON FLOWER-HQ!" Application filed May P331 Zierlai No.534,993?

My invention is intended as a non-breakable flower pot for use offlorists, gardeners housewives, and others The device has for itsprimary object, the placing of a flower pot in the hands of the userthat is made ofin making a flower pot of a flexible material as rubber,that is cellular in its construction The cells are large enough topermit air passing therethrough to aerate the root growth disposedwithin the pot'and yet small enough to prevent the leakage of the waterand moisture from the soil content of the pot.

Feet are disposed upon the base of the pct to maintain the major portionof the base in spaced relationship with the supporting structure.

A pot thus constructed will prevent moisture forming upon the supportingsurface. Suitable colors are placed within the mateplials to comprise apot of the desired tint and (line of the objects of my invention is tomake a flower pot that will be free from breakage in the normal handlingof the same.

A further object of my invention consists in providing a flower pot thatwill aerate the growing contents of the pot without the leakage of themoisture from the pot through the walls of the pot A further object ofmy invention consists in providing a pot that may be nested for shipmentand storage:

Stillfurther objects of my invention consist in so constructing a flowerpot that the same may be roughly handled without th breaking of the sameStill further objects of my invention-consist in constructing a flowerpot of suitable material that will facilitate anexpansion of the pot dueto root growth without the breaking of the pots;

With these and incidental objects in view, the invention consists incertain novel features of construction and combination of parts, theessential elements of which are set forth in the appended claims,and apreferred form of embodiment of which is hereinafter shown withreference to the drawing whic r accompanies this specification in thedrawing:

l is a perspective top plan View of ct,

l 2 is a sectional side View of the pot without the use of feet on itssupporting side Fig: 3 is a fragmentary sectional side view of the baseof the pet 1F 4 is a sectional side view of a pot hav ing rubberizedfeet and the side and bottom walls being made cellular to aerate thegrou ing contents of the Fig 5 is a side view of a pot illustrated inLike reference characters refer to like parts throughout the severalviews I make the body 1 of my new and improved flower pot of a shape andsize similar to that of standard flower pots now in general and common.user I place a reinforcing rim 2 about the upper peripheral edge oi theside walls of the pot Where the flower pot is to be used for thepropagating and growing of plants, 1 form the side and bottom walls ofthe pot cellular in construction and make the cells of a size that willpermit air to flow through the side walls and to aerate the growingcontents of the pot. The cellular structure is made small enough toprevent the free leakage of the moisture from within the Where the potis to be used in the conservatory or greenhouse a drain hole 3 is placedcentrally through the bottom of the pot, but where growing things are tobe kept in a growing condition, and the walls are made cellular, thecentral hole may be dispensed with Where the pot is to be used for thedisplaying of the growing plants and/or is to be deed and placed upon apolished supporting structure, a plurality oi feet 4 are placed at thebottom The feet normally maintain the bottom 5 of the pot in spacedrelationship with a supportingsuriface to permit the aerating of thespace disposed between the bottom 5 of the pot and'the supportingsurface. Suitable coloring matter i may be formed and placed within themateand described is admirably adapted to fulfill rial during themanufacture of the pot to give the desired tint and hue to the potstructure. The device "may be made of live rubher, or rubberizedmaterial to prevent the breakage of the pots in the normal use of the Isame, and to permit a normal and nominal expansion of the body of thepot for the root I growth without 'the destruction of the pot, or

root growth.

While the form of mechanism herein shown the objects primarily'stated,it is to be understood that it is not intended to confine the inventionto the one form of embodiment herein shown and described, as it issusceptible of embodiment in various forms, all coming within the scopeof the claims which follow.

hat I claim is:

1. A flower pot of the class described, comprising a body element madeof resilient live rubber and the major portion of the body element beingfilled with minute voids to aerate growing things being developed withinthe body element. a

2. A flower pot made of resilient live rubher, the walls of the potbeingslightly porous, and feet disposed upon the base adapted to support themajor portion of the base in spaced relation with a supporting surface.

MICHAEL MAIER.

